PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
ADV4634	Ad Law	Spring Fall	3	0	3	5

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÜL ŞENER
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The main objective of this course is to provide an understanding of the legal issues facing advertising and to examine and discuss the regulation standards in Turkey.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Upon completing this course, students will;

1- Think critically about legal problems and solutions unique to advertising practice.
2- Conduct legal research and evaluate information by methods appropriate to the professions, audiences, and purposes that advertising targets/serves.
3- Understand ethical aspect of advertising practice through the assessment of legal regulations.

Course Content

This course involves the examination of legal regulations in terms of the advertising practice in Turkey.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction: Overview of the syllabus.
2)	Advertising monitoring in Turkey: - RÖK - International advertising practice principles	Related reading from the course book.
3)	False advertising overview.	Related reading from the course book.
4)	False advertising: What is the truth?	Related reading from the course book.
5)	Copyrights
6)	Competitive restrictions
7)	Rising trend: Product placement. - What do new regulations bring?	Supplementary reading will be distributed.
8)	Case studies
9)	Looking from the consumer side.
10)	Ethical issues in advertising: - Special audiences: Children and youth	Related reading from the course book.
11)	Ethical issues in advertising: - Telling the truth.	Selected reading from the course book.
12)	Advertising law in practice: Professional point of view 1 - Guest speaker (Regulator)
13)	Advertising law in practice: Professional point of view 2 - Guest speaker (Advertiser)
14)	Advertising monitoring in a digital age: - Guest speaker (digital agency)

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Reklam ve reklam mevzuatı, Zakir Avşar / Müge Elden
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	6	84
Midterms	1	4	4
Final	1	4	4
Total Workload			134

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Knowledge of photographic and video media and ability to use basic, intermediate and advanced techniques of these media.
2)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate theories, concepts and uses of photography and video.
3)	Ability to employ theoretical knowledge in the areas of the use of photography and video.
4)	Familiarity with and ability to review the historical literature in theoretical and practical studies in photography and video.
5)	Ability in problem solving in relation to projects in photography and video.
6)	Ability to generate innovative responses to particular and novel requirements in photography and video.
7)	Understanding and appreciation of the roles and potentials of the image across visual culture
8)	Ability to communicate distinctively by means of photographic and video images.
9)	Experience of image post-production processes and ability to develop creative outcomes through this knowledge.
10)	Knowledge of and ability to participate in the processes of production, distribution and use of photography and video in the media.
11)	Ability to understand, analyze and evaluate global, regional and local problematics in visual culture.
12)	Knowledge of and ability to make a significant contribution to the goals of public communication.
13)	Enhancing creativity via interdisciplinary methods to develop skills for realizing projects.
14)	Gaining general knowledge about the points of intersection of communication, art and technology.